Kavi
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- KAH-vee
- Origin
- Sanskrit
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,771 for boys
- US rank, 2025
- #2,230 for boys
Kavi is a name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “poet, wise seer”. In 2025 it ranked 1,771st for boys in the UK (15 babies) and 2,230th for boys in the US (63 babies).
What does Kavi mean?
Sanskrit
“poet, wise seer”
In the Vedas, kavi means an inspired seer or sage, a sense that later shifted to 'poet' in classical Sanskrit.
Is Kavi a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Kavi has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls and 15 boys in the UK and 6 girls and 63 boys in the US.
How popular is Kavi in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,771among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 15about 1 in 20,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 443% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 15 boys in the UK were named Kavi, making it the 1,771st most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. 7 girls were also named Kavi in 2025 (3,409th for girls).
It has been given to more boys each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had the most boys named Kavi of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Kavi in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 32% of the babies named Kavi in the UK were girls.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,703rd in England and Wales.
Kavi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 15 | #1,771 |
| 2024 | 14 | #1,825 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,468 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,017 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,179 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 8 | #2,690 |
| 2015 | 5 | #3,527 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,207 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,096 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 8 | #2,503 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,026 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,241 |
| 2008 | 5 | #3,305 |
| 2007 | 6 | #2,873 |
| 2006 | 3 | #4,204 |
| 2005 | 5 | #2,885 |
| 2004 | 8 | #1,983 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 7 | #1,775 |
| 1999 | 7 | #1,749 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 8 | #1,532 |
| 1996 | 6 | #1,840 |
How popular is Kavi in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #2,230among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 63about 1 in 27,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 74% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 63 boys in the US were named Kavi, making it the 2,230th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,808th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 66 boys. It first appears in the records in 1984. 6 girls were also named Kavi in 2025 (13,203rd for girls).
Half of all the boys named Kavi in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Kavi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63 | #2,230 |
| 2024 | 66 | #2,190 |
| 2023 | 47 | #2,736 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 41 | #2,971 |
| 2020 | 27 | #3,808 |
| 2019 | 33 | #3,423 |
| 2018 | 41 | #2,892 |
| 2017 | 31 | #3,514 |
| 2016 | 20 | #4,775 |
| 2015 | 28 | #3,774 |
| 2014 | 39 | #2,927 |
| 2013 | 34 | #3,187 |
| 2012 | 26 | #3,891 |
| 2011 | 36 | #3,113 |
| 2010 | 36 | #3,127 |
| 2009 | 34 | #3,272 |
| 2008 | 30 | #3,558 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 20 | #4,516 |
| 2005 | 24 | #3,811 |
| 2004 | 24 | #3,731 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3,665 |
| 2001 | 19 | #4,115 |
| 2000 | 13 | #5,290 |
| 1999 | 11 | #5,650 |
| 1998 | 8 | #6,837 |
| 1997 | 13 | #4,663 |
| 1996 | 9 | #5,975 |
| 1995 | 7 | #6,985 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 7 | #5,453 |
| 1986 | 7 | #5,327 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 6 | #5,557 |
Names like Kavi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aarav Ravi Prithvi Avi Shivansh Krishiv Yuvraj Vihaan Avyaan Rishi Viraj Krish
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Arya Lila Arjun Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Aadhya Ishaan Siya Leena Veer Veda
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Kavi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/kavi, updated 20 October 2026.